Washington Hotel Milneburg

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The Washington Hotel in Milneburg attracted guests and groups from across New Orleans. Washington Hotel The hotel opened in 1832. Pontchartrain Railroad operations began two years earlier. The railroad connected Faubourg Marigny with Port Pontchartrain (Milneburg). The straight-line route followed what is now Elysian Fields Avenue. This photo, from the 1890s, is captioned: Milneburg had many famous hotels and restaurants. One of the most famous is pictured above, the "Washington Hotel". Their French restaurants won international fame. So, ownership of the hotel came to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. The L&N demolished the hotel in September, 1920. Milneburg Resorts Milneburg...